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Is sitting on a cash hoard extracting value for the shareholders?

• ugh 15y ago
  Not much, but at least Apple is not exactly “destroying” value (by gifting the money).
  • 3am 15y ago
    Sure. They should issue a $50/ share special dividend, and they'd still have enough left over to buy eBay. It's arrogant corporate behavior that's only being put up with while their growth rate is so high. Watch how quick the knives come out when they slip up.
• megablast 15y ago
  They do invest the money, and make quite a bit of money on it as well. They have a range of short term to long term investments, as most companies who have lots of cash do. They also invest a lot in factories that build parts for their devices, ensuring a cheap, early supply of new components.